I just upgraded from a Windcraft Soprano Sax to a Selmer Series II and tbh, that Windcraft was beautiful and would suit many peoples needs. It's only because I wanted a different tone and a bit more sturdy intonation up top that I upgraded, but I highly recommend the Windcraft to everyone! £800 :)
Hey man. Love your youtube page. Eventually, I'd like to shell out 2k or more on a nice soprano but right now I only want to spend about $500. It seems i can only find the really cheap ones or really expensive.. no in between. Im a self proclaimed multi-instrumentalist. I play guitar by ear and I can read notes a little. Been doing so since 2006 or so. I can play bass and piano as well. I used to play clarinet in middle school but never liked the tone enough to keep playing it. I love those sound of soprano sax.. loved Kenny G as a kid and now as an adult I like John Coletrane and a few others too.. I really want to learn soprano asap
I tried to pick up soprano a few months ago after finding your channel but I only recently found out my school’s only soprano has a key permanently stuck open, making it always a half step sharp. I’ve thought about getting my own, but I really don’t know how to navigate the saxophone market. Are there any really good student sopranos for ~$1000 or less? If so, how may I find them? Thanks in advance.
Are you reviewing it for Amazon or other company or you are doing it for yourself and others? I am sorry for a straight question, I just want to make sure that what you are saying is all pure.
Are still plastic sound. Put dukoff mouthpiece, metal resonators in both and nice Pizoni pads. The sound will kill actually YSS 475-II and test again ;-)
B was very slightly stuffier, but it was nothing substantial and I wouldn't be surprised if it was to something unscientific (not to say the video is unscientific, perfecting each factor meticulously is impossible)
The strongest point you made here is the mouthpiece does more for you than the actual sax itself and that makes perfect sense
I wanna learn the golden clarinet so badly
I liked the tone of the second sax. It sounds just a bit warmer, which I think is a good quality for soprano.
Great to see a series of soprano specific videos, thank you.
I just upgraded from a Windcraft Soprano Sax to a Selmer Series II and tbh, that Windcraft was beautiful and would suit many peoples needs. It's only because I wanted a different tone and a bit more sturdy intonation up top that I upgraded, but I highly recommend the Windcraft to everyone! £800 :)
So useful and timely for me! Thanks!
Hey man. Love your youtube page. Eventually, I'd like to shell out 2k or more on a nice soprano but right now I only want to spend about $500. It seems i can only find the really cheap ones or really expensive.. no in between. Im a self proclaimed multi-instrumentalist. I play guitar by ear and I can read notes a little. Been doing so since 2006 or so. I can play bass and piano as well. I used to play clarinet in middle school but never liked the tone enough to keep playing it. I love those sound of soprano sax.. loved Kenny G as a kid and now as an adult I like John Coletrane and a few others too.. I really want to learn soprano asap
Great video as usual! Love how concise and clear you keep everything,
What about ease of use? I mean: pushing keys is smoother? What about the keys of the grave notes? c#, c, b, and Bb?
I preferred the sound of the second/cheaper one.
Whatever works!
im getting a flute and soprano saxaphone but i wanted clarinet but i found out clarinet is harder then a soprano saxaphone
I tried to pick up soprano a few months ago after finding your channel but I only recently found out my school’s only soprano has a key permanently stuck open, making it always a half step sharp. I’ve thought about getting my own, but I really don’t know how to navigate the saxophone market. Are there any really good student sopranos for ~$1000 or less? If so, how may I find them? Thanks in advance.
Thanks for sharing so want to learn to play. Sax's are pricey
Yes, that’s true. The good news is that you can start learning on any saxophone. Even the cheapest ones will work well enough for beginners to use.
I think the biggest difference was with or without the hat!
Are you reviewing it for Amazon or other company or you are doing it for yourself and others? I am sorry for a straight question, I just want to make sure that what you are saying is all pure.
Both sound just as good but B sounds smoother
What mp and ligature are you using? Thinking about the powerbell also...
So to start?… doesn’t matter?
Smoothly blowing .i see.i want low cost , more than expensive .becuase .i learn .i plays .i save .i done , the great sounds .by now.
Could I ask what Mouthpieces are you using on this vid please ? I have a black nickel sx90 keilwerth soprano.
For the tests I was using a beechler HR 7 mouthpiece for both saxes.
You look like the guy from the animated movie Soul 💀
Are still plastic sound. Put dukoff mouthpiece, metal resonators in both and nice Pizoni pads. The sound will kill actually YSS 475-II and test again ;-)
Which one did you like better? Could you hear a difference?
B was very slightly stuffier, but it was nothing substantial and I wouldn't be surprised if it was to something unscientific (not to say the video is unscientific, perfecting each factor meticulously is impossible)
If you are buying for a 5th grader, or just a new hobby for seniors, I would go with the cheap one from Amazon.